Episode 4: Creating an Activist Classroom

This is the first episode of our latest miniseries: Teaching Texts. In each of these episodes, we select one novel or literary work to deep-dive into its potential pedagogical uses! In this episode, P...

6 Jun 20220s

When we tell our students to close read, do they understand what we are asking? In this episode of Literaturely, Paige and Margaret discuss techniques and strategies for teaching close reading skills....

19 Mai 202254min

In this episode, Paige and Margaret are joined by Dr. Dennis Moore to discuss teaching depictions of racist violence in literature. Using Toni Morrison's Beloved to anchor the conversation, we might c...

23 Apr 202245min

Let's be honest: YA novels are rarely taken seriously by academics. Can there be a place for the YA novel within the ivory tower? We think so! Paige and Margaret chat about the purposes YA novels can ...

7 Apr 202248min

The pandemic has forced almost everyone to brush on their online teaching skills, but it's not quarantine alone that has caused this need. Increasingly, professors and instructors are expected to prov...

22 Mar 202250min

The pandemic has forced almost everyone to brush on their online teaching skills, but it's not quarantine alone that has caused this need. Increasingly, professors and instructors are expected to prov...

22 Mar 202250min

Literaturely is back for a third season! In the premiere episode, Paige and Margaret rant about--erm, discuss--their least favorite novels in the world . . . and how to teach them. Most professors, in...

8 Mar 202253min

We wrap our second semester of Literaturely with our book club! We dive into the prolific and exciting world of Margaret Atwood. That's right: Paige and Margaret read and review MLA's 1996 Approaches ...

3 Okt 202159min